5 signs your small business network needs an upgrade
Slow Wi-Fi, dropped video calls and mystery outages usually aren't bad luck. Here's how to tell when it's time to modernize.
Most networks aren't designed. They grow one switch, one extender and one "temporary" cable at a time. Eventually that adds up to slowdowns and outages nobody can explain.
1. Wi-Fi gets worse when everyone is in the office
If things are fine at 7am and crawl by 10am, your access points are overloaded or badly placed. Modern business-grade Wi-Fi is built for lots of devices at once.
2. Video calls freeze or drop
Calls are the first thing to suffer when bandwidth is shared poorly. Quality-of-service settings and a properly sized internet connection make a big difference.
3. Your firewall is older than your phone
Older firewalls stop receiving security updates and often can't keep up with today's internet speeds. If yours is past end of life, it's a security risk as well as a bottleneck.
4. Nobody knows where the cables go
Unlabeled cables and a tangled closet make every problem take longer to fix.
5. Guests and staff share the same network
Visitors and personal devices should be kept separate from the computers that run your business.
A little planning now prevents a lot of downtime later.
If any of these sound familiar, get in touch for a free network review.